Oregon’s Governor Signs Tobacco Age Increase

Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon has signed a bill into law that will raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21-years-old, making it the fifth state to pass such an increase and the third in recent weeks.

Thanks to an emergency clause in the bill, the change goes into effect immediately, making it illegal for a person under 21 to purchase tobacco and tobacco alternative products such as vaping devices and electronic cigarettes. An amendment during the legislative process prevented the possession of such products by a person between 18 and 20-years-old from also becoming illegal.

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I don’t even understand what problem they’re trying to solve, let alone how this legislation hopes to accomplish it.

http://www.halfwheel.com Patrick Lagreid

it’s an attempt to restrict access to tobacco by those under 18, as well as delay smoking by a few years for some people. Those under 18 are less likely to have friends who are over 21 and willing to buy them tobacco than they are friends who are 18 and and willing.